thyroid fna key cytology and histology for...
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Thyroid FNAKey Cytology and Histology for Clinicians
Zubair W. Baloch, MD, PhDProfessor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
UPENN Medical Center Perelman School of Medicine
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Faculty/Presenter Disclosure
Faculty: [Zubair Baloch, MD, PhD]
Relationships with commercial interests: None
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Objectives of Thyroid FNA
Recognize specific diagnostic entities
Provide meaningful, management oriented diagnosis
Potential utilization of ancillary techniques
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Thyroid FNA Bethesda Classification Scheme
The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology:
Implied Risk of Malignancy and Recommended Clinical Management
Diagnostic Category Risk of Malignancy
(%)
Usual Management
Non-diagnostic or Unsatisfactory Repeat FNA with ultrasound
guidance
Benign 0-3% Clinical follow-up
Atypia of Undetermined Significance or
Follicular Lesion of Undetermined
Significance (AUS/FLUS)
~ 5-15% Repeat FNA
Follicular Neoplasm or Suspicious for a
Follicular Neoplasm (Specify if Hurthle
type or Oncocytic)
15-30% Surgical lobectomy
Suspicious for Malignancy 60-75% Near-total thyroidectomy or
surgical lobectomy
Malignant 97-99% Near-total thyroidectomy
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Easy-Breezy Thyroid Pathology
Concordant Ultrasound Features, FNA cytomorphology & Histologic
Follow-up
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Nodular Goiter
Colloid: Generally abundant . Follicular cells Variable morphologyOncocytes, MacrophagesDegeneration/regeneration: Calcification, stromal proliferation, mitoses
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Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis
OncocytesLymphocytes: In the background & infiltrating the cell groups
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Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Nuclear features Major Diagnostic FeaturesElongation, chromatin clearing, Nuclear membrane irregularities Intranuclear groovesInclusionsSmall peripheral nucleoli
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Not so easy - Head Scratching Everyday Thyroid Cytopathology
Intdeterminate Lesions
Or
Indeterminate Pathologist?
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Thyroid FNA Bethesda Classification Scheme
The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology:
Implied Risk of Malignancy and Recommended Clinical Management
Diagnostic Category Risk of Malignancy
(%)
Usual Management
Non-diagnostic or Unsatisfactory Repeat FNA with ultrasound
guidance
Benign 0-3% Clinical follow-up
Atypia of Undetermined Significance or
Follicular Lesion of Undetermined
Significance (AUS/FLUS)
~ 5-15% Repeat FNA
Follicular Neoplasm or Suspicious for a
Follicular Neoplasm (Specify if Hurthle
type or Oncocytic)
15-30% Surgical lobectomy
Suspicious for Malignancy 60-75% Near-total thyroidectomy or
surgical lobectomy
Malignant 97-99% Near-total thyroidectomy
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Diagnosis Follicular Neoplasm
80% Benign on Surgical Excision
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DiagnosisFollicular Lesion / Neoplasm
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Microfollicles in FNA Specimens
Microfollicles = Neoplasm
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Is It That Easy
Dont Think So
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Microfollicles
Inter-observer Agreement on Microfollicles Renshaw AA et al. (Arch Pathol Lab Med 2006)
12 cytopathologists were shown 45 small groups of follicular cells 20 Microfollicles
7 Macrofollicles
18 Indeterminate
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Microfollicles
Mowschenson PM et al (Surgery 1994)
FNA of normal thyroid tissue may result in the misdiagnosis of micro-follicular lesions
42 cases
9 unremarkable
18 microfollicular
3 mixed macromicrofollicular
1 Hurthle cell
1 Papillary carcinoma
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The Atypical Category
The Dreaded AUS/FLUS
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Lets Talk About FLUS/AUSResponsible Factors
History TFTs, H/O prior FNA
Ultrasound features Cystic vs. solid
Operator sampling
Adequacy
Cytology Preparation
Interpretation
Surgical follow-up ? Gold standard
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The so Called Gold Standard
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Case-1
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Case 1Thyroid Experts Diagnoses
The Cytopathologists Gold Standard
Diagnoses: Hyperplastic nodule BenignorFollicular Adenoma Benignor Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma - Malignant
LiVolsi Rosai Asa Lloyd
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Case 1 - Sampling
Benign
Malignant
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Case 2 Lesional Morphology
Benign
Atypical Architecture
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Case 3History of Prior FNA-
Making Sense of Atypia
Markedly Atypical Cells
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Case 4: Inadequate History 52-year-old woman. Ultrasound Left thyroid lobe occupied by a predominantly
ill-defined hypoechoic structure suspicious for anaplastic carcinoma
Original Diagnosis Suspicious for Anaplastic
CarcinomaMore History
Transient symptomatic hyperthyroidism (TSH
0.03) followed by hypothyroidism.
Current medication: Synthroid
Second opinion DxSuspect sub-acute
thyroiditisSurgical excision of
left lobe
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Dealing with AUS/FLUSThe Dreaded Call From the Clinician
Too ManyFLUS Cases
What is going on?
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HUP Experience
Year % of Total Non-Gyn Cases Cases Diagnosed as AUS/FLUS % of Total Thyroid FNA Biopsied
at HUP
2009 8.5% 96 10.5%
2010 7.84% 88 9%
2011 8.9% 89 8%
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HUP ExperienceRates and Interpretations
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How to Relay The AUS/FLUS Diagnosis
Explain, Explain & Explain
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HUP Experience
AUS/FLUS cases are further sub-classified into Following subcategories (SC):
SC1 - favor benign, however, a follicular neoplasm (FN) could not be excluded due to increased cellularity
SC2 - specimens with focal nuclear overlapping and crowding SC3 - scant specimens with focal nuclear overlapping and crowding SC4 - specimens with focal nuclear overlapping and crowding in a
background of lymphocytic thyroiditis SC5 - few cells with features suspicious for papillary thyroid cancer
(PTC) SC6 - specimens in which a FN cannot be excluded (with
miscellaneous morphologic descriptors).
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0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% 40.00%
SC1
SC2
SC3
SC4
SC5
SC6
Malignancy Rate by AUS-FLUS Subtype
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What I have Learned so Far
Thyroid FNA diagnoses vary among pathologist
History and Sampling is as important as the Interpretation
AUS/FLUS is a useful category
Rates
Follow-up
Ancillary testing
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Modern ApproachA Gentle Mix of Old and New
Nothing is 100%
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My View
History Clinical features; TFTs Ultrasound Characteristics Cytologic Interpretation (have you talked to your
pathologist) Ancillary Studies
Which pass(es) are being selected for molecular studies Selected cases Test selection Test results vs. cytologic interpretation
Histologic follow-up
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Abu-al Qasim (936-1013 AD)Kitab al-Tasrif
He described thyroid nodules/enlargements as this tumor, which is called Elephant of the throat, is a large tumor which commonly occurs in women and is of congenital and acquired types. The congenital type is incurable, whereas, the acquired type is of two types: one resembles sebaceous cyst and other as an arterial aneurysm which is dangerous to incise, so never apply knife to it unless the tumor is small.